I have visited my local GP back in 2012 complaining to cough. He sent me for X-ray. Back then he said the result was normal. In 2014 I was diagnosed with lung cancer. My new doctor looked at the result of the X-ray from back in 2012 and there was a shadow there. Do I […]

I found this MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE specialists – any feedback, please? You have the right to trust your doctor to look after you properly. If your health care professional, hospital or other facility breaches what’s known as their duty of care, then you may be able to make a claim for compensation. At Maurice Blackburn we […]

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN AUSTRALIA Not all medical errors are “negligent”. Just because a person suffers a bad outcome from medical treatment, does not mean that they have an automatic right to sue for compensation. A medical error is only considered “negligent” if the healthcare practitioner has failed to take “reasonable care”. The law does not […]

Anesthesia awareness Anesthesia awareness — or unintended intra-operative awareness — occurs during general anesthesia, on the operating table, when the patient has not been Nervous About Surgery? Anesthesia Awareness Will Make It … Anesthesia Awareness is a real thing that happens to real people. Just imagine: There you are, on the operating table, ready to […]